As part of its goal to see a generational shift in agriculture on the continent, the African Development Bank has taken its ‘Farming is Cool’ initiative to school children in Nigeria. The Ba... Read more
With an annual output of 2.4milion tonnes, Nigeria is the largest producer of tomatoes in Sub Saharan Africa, and the 13th in the world. Notwithstanding, the industry faces challenges with d... Read more
At the launch of the locally produced MITROS Rice in Ogun State recently, the federal government unveiled its plan to make credit facilities available to farmers at 5% interest rate to facil... Read more
The Technical Committee on Nigeria Yam Export Programme says it is targeting the export of about 480 tonnes of yams, equivalent to 20 containers, every month in 2018. Prof. Simon Irtwange, t... Read more
Minister of State, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Hajia Aisha Abubakar, has said that shea butter export volume from producing countries, especially Africa, has grown to over 35... Read more
It takes time, money and a lot of effort to start and successfully run an agribusiness, either as a farmer, agriprocessor, agri-producer or agric exporter. It’s absolutely important after in... Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to make Russia a leader in the world’s agro-industrial market, TASS News Agency reported on March 12. He plans for the nation to be a net exporter of f... Read more
TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Deputy Minister of Agricultural Jihad for Planning and Economic Affairs Abdol-Mahdi Bakhshandeh said, “over 4.7 million tons of agricultural produce, valued at approx... Read more
By Vritika Mathur In a bid to introduce reforms in the agricultural sector, the Center released a revised draft of the Model Act on Contract Farming, which was originally released late last... Read more
The supply and the demand for avocados are not growing at the same pace, but despite the high prices, consumers continue to buy the fruit. That is a brief summary of the market situation. Bu... Read more
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